SYSCO Honors SCA Tissue as a Top Ten Supplier

"SYSCO's supplier recognition event is a celebration of the valued suppliers we consider best in class during our past fiscal year," said Christopher Shepardson, SYSCO Assistant Vice President of Merchandising. "SCA continues to provide SYSCO and our customers with quality products, innovation, and outstanding customer service. We extend our congratulations to SCA and all of its associates for their excellent performance and a job well done.''

Award recipients were selected from a group of more than 2,000 eligible suppliers throughout the world. SYSCO Corporation is the largest foodservice marketing and distribution organization in North America, with annual sales of more than $30 billion.

SCA Tissue was the only paper products manufacturer selected as a Top 10 Gold Level supplier.

"SCA Tissue's recognition by SYSCO as an elite Top 10 supplier, along with respected leading companies such as Starbucks Coffee and Campbell's Soup, is a truly outstanding accomplishment," said Don Lewis, SCA Tissue Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing. "Winning this award reflects and reinforces our total dedication to being closer to our customers."

SYSCO Gold Level Award 2005 winners included: SCA Tissue North America, Advance Food Company, Ventura Foods, Campbell's Soup Company, Lyons Magnus, Schreiber Foods, Prairie Packaging, Lamb Weston, Starbucks Coffee Company, and Dessert Inspiration (a division of the HJ Heinz Company).

"This recognition by SYSCO reflects the hard work of those who work directly with SYSCO, as well as those in many different departments within our organization including customer service, marketing, pricing, supply chain and operations," Lewis said. "This is a fantastic award for our entire organization."

SCA TISSUE Honored by SYSCOSYSCO is the largest foodservice marketing and distribution organization in North America, providing food and related products and services to approximately 390,000 restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other foodservice customers. SYSCO's operations, supported by 47,500 associates, are located throughout the United States and Canada and include broadline companies, specialty produce and custom-cut meat operations, Asian cuisine foodservice distributors, hotel supply operations, and chain restaurant distribution subsidiaries that serve both domestic and international locations. For more information about SYSCO, visit the company's Internet home page at www.sysco.com.

SCA Tissue is one of the three largest producers of Away-From-Home tissue products in North America. Brand names include Tork®, Xpressnap®, Park Avenue Ultra®, Coronet®, and MainStreet®. The parent company, SCA, is a $13 billion international paper company that employs some 53,000 people in 50 countries. For more information about SCA Tissue, visit www.scatissue.com.

Neenah, Wis., 11/21/05 SCA AMERICAS